From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter from E. Gray to W.A. Robotham regarding a job application and a potential future offer.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 169\2\ img166 | |
| Date | 27th May 1934 | |
| X1031 E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Gray, 50, Anstey St.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, Easton Bristol 5 27/5/34 W.A. Robotham Esq, Dear Sir, Thank you for your letter of the 14th May. I am very sorry that I was unable to obtain an immediate appointment, but note with pleasure the possibility of a future offer. I note that you do not specify any definite date when further openings will occur in your department. I wonder if you could do so, since I have recently received an offer of an appointment which would furnish me with much better technical experience than I am getting now. Should you not be able to offer me a job for several months, it would be | ||